Diffuse keratoconjunctival proliferation: A novel clinical manifestation

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1226-1232

  Said, Dalia G ^a,b   Mathew, Manu ^a   Shaikh, M Yusuf ^a   Maharajan, V Senthil ^a   Lowe, James ^a   Dua, Harminder S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 51649097713     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.9.1226     Document Type: Article

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